christian brueckner - connection occurs. yes. christian brueckner has | connection occurs.victed rapist, and that is a convicted rapist, and that is why he is currently in jail, behind bars. he spent a lot of time in the region where madeleine mccann disappeared. there have been many witnesses who have linked him to the disappearance, who claimed that he is related to her disappearance, but so far no evidence has emerged. and this is the difficulty for german prosecutors. they remain convinced that he is the main suspect, and they say they do have evidence and that they are going to carry on with this case. but the difficulty the judges is they case. but the difficulty the judges is ti occurs. case. but the difficulty the judges is t| occurs.- connection occurs. yes. christian _ connection occurs. yes. christian brueckner - connection occurs. yes. christian brueckner has | connection occurs. yes. - christian brueckner has been, is a convicted rapist, and that is a convicted rapist, and that is why he is currently in jail, behind bars. he spent a lot of time in the region wh

so, as things stand, christian brueckner will be in jail, so, as things stand, christian brueckner willarate cases are different again to the case of the disappearance of madeleine mccann. christian brueckner, though, is seen by german prosecutors as the main suspect in that case but he has still not been charged in relation to the disappearance of madeleine mccann. here in the uk, conservative mps are voting later to reduce the number of candidates in the party�*s leadership contest from four to three. mps are choosing between kemi badenoch, james cleverly, robertjenrick and tom tugendhat. here�*s our political correspondent, damian grammaticas on how we can expect the day to unfold. what we will get around lunch time is a vote and a little bit after that, one and a half hours, a couple of hours, early mid afternoon, we will get that result, which of the four candidates is out. and crucially what that will mean is where their votes then go. we know that the last candidate to be knocked out had 16 votes, this is only an electorate of around 121 conservative mps, that is what the conserv

as things stand, christian brueckner will be in jail, things stand, christian brueckner will be injailemain behind bars ordinarily until september. at these two separate cases are different again to the case of the disappearance of madeleine mccann. christian brueckner is seen by german prosecutors as the main suspect in that case but still has not been charged in relation to the disappearance of madeleine mccann. in the uk, conservative mps are voting this afternoon to reduce the number of candidates in the party's leadership contest from four to three. mps are choosing between kemi badenoch, james cleverly, robertjenrick and tom tugendhat. here is our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. yes, what we will get around lunch time is a vote and a little bit after that, one and a half hours, a couple of hours, early mid afternoon, we will get that result, which of the four candidates is out. and crucially what that will mean is where their votes then go. we know that the last candidate to be knocked out had 16 votes, this is only an electorate of around 121 conservative mps, that

so judges came to the conclusion that there was no evidence linking christian brueckner to these fivee cases. but that doesn't mean that christian brueckner will be released, because he is already in jail on another separate case. that is the rape of an american tourist almost 20 years ago in the same region where madeleine mccann went missing on the algarve. as things stand, christian brueckner will be in jail, will remain behind bars despite the acquittal of these five cases, it will remain behind bars ordinarily until september. these two separate cases are different again to the disappearance of madeleine mccann. christian brueckner is seen by german prosecutors as the main suspect in the case but hasn't been charged in relation to the disappearance of madeleine mccann. reminders of madeleine mccann. reminders ofthe of madeleine mccann. reminders of the madeleine _ of madeleine mccann. reminders of the madeleine mccann - of madeleine mccann. reminders of the madeleine mccann case . of the madeleine mccann case and how this connection occurs? yes, christian brueckner has been, is a

christian brueckner, who's 47, was seen in the area of portugal where madeleine went missing in 2007. sentence for the rape of a 72—year—old woman. the transport secretary has signalled that the hs2 railway line is likely to be extended to london euston. louise haigh said it would make "absolutely no sense" to have the route terminate at old 0ak common in west london. it comes after work to expand euston station to accommodate hs2 was halted by the conservative government last year. because of rising costs. you're live with bbc news. the us department of justice has arrested a man who allegedly planned a terror attack on election day in the name of the islamic state group. i'm joined now by the bbc�*s carl nasman in washington. carl, what do we know? yeah, well, on monday the fbi arrested a 27—year—old suspect, from afghanistan originally, this is over a suspected plot that would have targeted the united states on election day here. the suspect name, he is accused of planning and sympathy of the islamic state group. court documents were unsealed and point to some links that prosecutor

convicted sex offender christian brueckner was cleared of three charges of aggravated rape and two ofd in the madeleine mccann case. jessica parker reports. in a trial that stretched on for eight months, christian bruckner faced five sex offence charges, including three of rape. though tried in his native germany, the offences were alleged to have happened in portugal over a 17—year period. today he was cleared on all counts. translation: the verdict corresponds to what i, if you remember, _ 36 main trial days ago, also announced here in front of the press. it was foreseeable, at least from the point of view of the defence, that there can only be one result that corresponds to the factual and legal situation, and that is the acquittal. it was in portugal's algarve where 47—year—old bruckner, a convicted sex offender, lived for many years. the same region from where british toddler madeleine mccann went missing in 2007 from herfamily�*s holiday apartment. bruckner has for years been identified as the main suspect in her disappearance by german prosecutors. a legal team who also brought

christian brueckner has been formally identified as a suspect in the case of maddie mccann, who disappearedvement. in the trial, brueckner faced three charges of aggravated rape and two of sexual abuse of children committed between 2000 and 2017. the us gulf coast is preparing for a potentially catastrophic storm, as hurricane milton barrels towards florida. evacuation orders have been issued for parts of the state's west coast. the mayor of tampa warned residents "if you choose to stay, you will die." these satellite pictures show just how enormous milton has become over the past 2a hours, with wind speeds of up to 175 miles per hour. the storm is expected to make landfall on wednesday night or early thursday morning. people living in madeira beach for what's currently a category four hurricane. here's florida's governor ron desantis. now there's a lot of uncertainty about what is going to happen in terms of this track. it is predicted that this will weaken. but, you know, it was not predicted that it would get the strong to begin with. so we can hope and pray that it does weaken, but as o

christian brueckner, who's a7, was seen in the area of portugal where madeleine went missing in 2007.hat the hs2 railway line is likely to be extended to london euston. louise haigh said it would make "absolutely no sense" to have the route terminate at old 0ak common in west london. it comes after work to expand euston station to accommodate hs2 was halted by the conservative government last year because of rising costs. you're live with bbc news. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, says the israeli military has killed the man who was widely tipped to become the new leader of hezbollah, hashem safieddine, in an air strike in beirut on friday. the israel defense forces says it can't yet confirm the results of the strike. safieddine, a relative of former leader hassan nasrallah, has been running the movement alongside its deputy secretary general since nasrallah was killed by israel at the end of september. as air strikes continue in beirut, israel's military has been stepping up operations on the ground in lebanon, now moving in the southwest of the country, as well as the so

christian brueckner, who's a7, was seen in the area of portugal where madeleine went missing in 2007.for the rape of a 72—year—old woman. the transport secretary has signalled that the hs2 railway line is likely to be extended to london euston. louise haigh said it would make "absolutely no sense" to have the route terminate at old 0ak common in west london. it comes after work to expand euston station to accommodate hs2 was halted by the conservative government last year because of rising costs. you're live with bbc news. returning now to the conflict in the middle east. the israeli military says it is expanding its ground offensive against hezbollah. the incursion brings the total number of soldiers deployed to 15,000. on monday israeli forces warned people to avoid the coast, saying it would soon begin an operation from the sea. nick eardley from bbc verify has been looking at the damage done in lebanon so far. there has been a significant exchange of fire in recent days. as we've been hearing dozens of rockets have been fired into northern israel by hezbollah and there has been si

christian brueckner, who's 47, was seen in the area of portugal where madeleine went missing in 2007.nsport secretary has signalled that the hs2 railway line is likely to be extended to london euston. louise haigh said it would make "absolutely no sense" to have the route terminate at old 0ak common in west london. it comes after work to expand euston station to accommodate hs2 was halted by the conservative government last year because of rising costs. you're live with bbc news. on monday, ceremonies were held across israel and around the world to remember the victims of the mass killings and abductions carried out by hamas on october 7th of last year. 1,200 people were killed and 250 people were taken hostage in what is now considered the deadliest day forjewish people since the holocaust. for more on the aftermath of this tragedy, i spoke to maoz inon. he lost both of his parents in the october 7th attacks. he's now calling for a ceasefire. no, it's not being done in the name of my beloved parents and not in the name of any of the victims. i see that we are at the footsteps of a pr

in germany , christian brueckner, germany, christian brueckner, the suspect in the disappearance of thein an unrelated sexual abuse case involving three counts of rape and two of sexual abuse. 47 year old is under investigation for the suspected murder of madeleine mccann, but he's not been charged in the case. he lived in portugal around the time of madeleine's disappearance in may of two thousand and seven, but continues to deny any involvement . and as ever, it involvement. and as ever, it wouldn't be a news bulletin without a bit of weather news for you . so hurricane milton has for you. so hurricane milton has been upgraded to a category five storm, prompting florida's biggest evacuation in seven years. these satellite images show that storm churning through the gulf of mexico with winds reaching up to 180 miles an houn reaching up to 180 miles an hour. it's set to make landfall on wednesday in the us , with on wednesday in the us, with forecasters warning of an 8 to 12 foot storm surge that would be the highest ever for the region and could bring some widespread flooding. florida'

christian brueckner is already serving a seven—year sentence for rape, and will stay injail for anotheruinnessjoins us now. these offences were not related to madeleine mccann — but could this affect the investigation into her disappearance almost 20 years ago? you are right, in theory it is not related, an unconnected case. we have three cases, the investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann, charges forwhich into the disappearance of madeleine mccann, charges for which he has beenjailed, rape charges. and then the case in which he was acquitted earlier today. the case in which he was acquitted earliertoday. i the case in which he was acquitted earlier today. i think the question about whether this case will affect the investigation into madeleine mccann�*s disappearance is what we asked prosecutors and they say there will be no impact. however, i think they are being confident because the timing of this, if he were found guilty of these five charges in total, he potentially would have remained injailand total, he potentially would have remained injail and another 15 remai

. >> staying with international news and turning to germany, christian brueckner, a suspect in the disappearanceleine mccann, has today been acquitted in an unrelated sexual abuse case involving three counts of rape, two of sexual abuse. the 47 year old is under investigation for the suspected murder of madeleine mccann, but hasn't been charged in the case. he lived, of course, in portugal around the time of madeleine's disappearance in two thousand and seven, but still denies any involvement . and finally , involvement. and finally, hurricane milton has been upgraded to a category five storm, prompting florida's biggest evacuation in seven years. the satellite images show the storm churning through the gulf of mexico, with winds reaching up to 180 miles an houn reaching up to 180 miles an hour. it's set to make landfall on wednesday, with forecasters there warning of storm surges up to 12ft. that would be the highest ever for the region. florida's emergency departments, meanwhile, say residents should prepare for the largest evacuation since hurricane irma in 2017. and it comes just two weeks a

some big breaking news just in and the prime suspect in the disappearance of madeleine mccann, christian bruecknerbe released from prison as early as next yean he from prison as early as next year. he was named as the prime suspect in the two thousand and seven disappearance of madeleine. in june 2020 by german police, but since then no charges have been brought so that the breaking news that christian b, the suspect could be released in the new year. >> a quick word from andrew and bev as to what you guys are doing today. >> well we do. >> well we do. >> well we do. >> we finally know why lord alli has given all this money, this book that's coming out suggesting that he was involved in preparation for government going to meetings with civil servants, drew up the 100 day grid for the first 100 days. that went well , didn't it? yeah, that went well, didn't it? yeah, because what did they achieve in the first 100 days? not much. >> we'll be looking at that breaking news as well that you've just said. there about the madeleine mccann suspect. and also we're going to be talking about this albanian cri